FLOCKED SHAPEWEAR GARMENTS

• US 20150038052A1
• Filed: 08/01/2013
• Published: 02/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spanx Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Spanx Incorporated
• Inventors: Hays, Tosha L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,179,713 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 450/154
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 1/08 Abdominal supports
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 1/12 Component parts
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 5/00 Machines, appliances, or methods for manufacturing corsets or brassieres

Abstract

Disclosed herein are flocked shapewear garments. The flocked shapewear garments comprise a fabric, an elastomeric coating, and flocking fibers embedded in the elastomeric coating.

Claims

1. A flocked shapewear garment comprising:

a fabric,

an elastomeric coating on at least the portion of the fabric configured to cover the abdominals of the garment wearer, and

flocked fibers embedded in the elastomeric coating,

wherein the garment comprises a sufficient amount of elastomeric coating and flocked fibers to provide compression to the abdominal area of the garment wearer.

2. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 1, wherein the fabric comprises from 40% to 80% nylon.

3. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 1, wherein the fabric comprises an elastomer fiber.

4. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 3, wherein the elastomer fiber is spandex, and wherein the fabric comprises from 20% to 60% spandex.

5. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 1, wherein the elastomeric coating comprises silicone.

6. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 1, wherein the elastomeric coating is in an X-pattern over the abdominal region of the garment wearer.

7. A flocked shapewear garment comprising:

a fabric,

an elastomeric coating on at least the portion of the fabric configured to cover the inner thighs and/or the outer thighs of the garment wearer, and

flocked fibers embedded in the elastomeric coating,

wherein the garment comprises a sufficient amount of elastomeric coating and flocked fibers to provide compression to the thigh area of the garment wearer.

8. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 7, wherein the fabric comprises from 40% to 80% nylon.

9. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 7, wherein the fabric comprises an elastomer fiber.

10. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 9, wherein the elastomer fiber is spandex, and wherein the fabric comprises from 20% to 60% spandex.

11. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 7, wherein the elastomeric coating comprises silicone.

12. A flocked shapewear garment for tummy control of a wearer, the garment comprising:

a. a fabric panel configured to extend anteriorly over the wearer; and

b. a flocked portion of the fabric panel, the flocked portion having a tummy covering portion and a pair of lateral portions extending laterally therefrom;

c. at least one of the lateral portions having at least one bifurcation defining a cutout portion.

13. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 12, wherein the cutout portion expands progressively as it extends laterally to the adjacent hip of the wearer.

14. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 13, wherein both of the lateral portions have bifurcations defining the cutout portions.

15. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 14, wherein the flocked portion includes superior and inferior edges.

16. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 15, wherein the superior and inferior edges have a minimal distance from each other over the tummy.

17. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 16, wherein the superior and inferior edges have a minimal distance from each other of from 6 inches to 15 inches over the tummy

18. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 17, wherein the superior and inferior edges progressively diverge from each other extending away from the tummy in the lateral direction.

20. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 12, wherein the cutout portions are located nearer to the superior edge than to the inferior edge.

19. The flocked shapewear garment of claim 28, wherein the superior and inferior edges have a minimal distance from each other of from 8 inches to 18 inches in the lateral portions.